September 12th 1943. German power troopers snatched ..
. . Mussolini from his mountain top prison in ltaly.
This daring and successful exploit stunned the world .
lnspired by the rescue of his ally, Hitler ordered an even . .
. . more daring bid to capture his greatest enemy.
Good morning ! - Good morning , Herr Admiral !
Oberst Radl , send him to me at once!
l`ve notified Mr. Oberst radel of your arrival . - Thank you !
Come in , Radl .
Admiral !
Come and sit down .
Your meeting went well?
Monsieur had something specific in mind .
A simple exercise in logistics .
Nothing very complicated .
He merely wants Wins ton Churchill brought . .
. .from London to Berlin .
And we`re ordered to make a feasibility study.
Today`s Wednesday, by Friday he`ll forget it.
But,Himmler will not.
Has Fuehrer Himmler approved?
Only of my being put on the spot.
That meeting , you should`ve seen it, Radl !
There was Hitler, first ran ting then cajoling .
Known perfectly rational,then raging and stumping like a..
. . like the ringmaster of some freak circus !
Goebbels , hopping from one foot to another like a . .
. . like a schoolboy!
Bohrman, a vulture! Perched in a corner,watching.
. . listening , never speaking !
And Mussolini , Mussolini ! An automaton , Radl !
And l looked round that room , and l wondered .
Am l the only one who can see it?
And if so, what must l look like to them?
Herr Admiral , the feasibility s tudy.
Will be a total and unnecessary waste of time!
Make it immediately!
Complete for the last month . lf Herr Oberst could give me. .
. .a rough idea of our problem , l can be quite specific about it.
The Fuehrer has instructed us to kidnap Winston Churchill .
Good God !
Well Karl , at least do a feasibility study on it.
There`s something that fits our needs . .
. .that came in yesterday.
Well , l just mentioned it, if l remember.
lf l may, sir.
No. Yeah , here it is . From codename Starling .
A village in England called Studley Constable.
How do we receive report s from this Starling?
From the Spanish Embassy in London , by diplomatic pouch .
There is also radio contact.
Exactly where is Studley Constable?
its the East Coast of England . County of Norfolk.
Let`s have a look at the place.
Larger scale.
Certainly, Herr Oberst.
Ah , here.
Herr Oberst.
isolated coastline. Very old , wide beaches , salt marshes .
ldeal . Now, a man to lead it, Karl .
Crash landed 1940 , flyer assault.
Alba canal , Belgian , dropped in to creek 4 1
Wounded taking Mylani airfield.Knight`s cross
Then volunteered assault group of 300 special action . .
Stalingrad Knight's Cross with
. . Oak Leaves and swords . January this year dropped in to . .
..Kiev with 167 surviving unit,to get two cut off ..
. . regiments out of Russia .
Herr Obers t Kurt Steiner.
Speaks the language?
Educated in England .
There come the last month , despite Goerring`s guarantee.
Are you familiar with the works on Jung , Karl .
l`m aware of the works of Jung not familiar, Herr Oberst.
. A very great thinker, a rational man .
And yet he speaks of something . .
. . called synchronicity. Events having a coincidence in time.
Because of this the feeling that some much deeper..
. . motivation is involved .
Yeah , yeah , l understand that, sir.
Take this affair.
Fuehrer comes up with this absurd suggestion that we. .
. .emulate SquadZany by abducting Churchill .
Now for political reasons we`re prodded in to making . .
. .a worthless report of the prospects .
And then suddenly, synchronicity raises its . .
. .disturbing head .
Yeah , yeah , l see that.
We receive a routine report with a brief notation .
That next month , after visiting a local Bomber Command . .
. . Churchill will spend a week end in a country manor. .
. . less than 7 miles from a deserted coastline.
At any other time this report would mean nothing .
But this particular time, that particular file. .
. . become the circumstance which titillates .
Coincidence to tease us .
But surely Herr Oberst doesn`t really believe..
. .this thing could be carried off.
A wink for a pretty girl at a party, results rarely in climax, Karl .
But a man is a fool not push his suggestion..
. .as far as it would go.
Find this man for me, Karl . He is been out of Germany too long .
Hans , Hans !
Let`s stretch our legs.
Stay on the train ! No one allowed off the train .
l beg your pardon , sir!
Sir, l`m sorry but you must remain on the train .
lf memory serves me, the Polish army surrendered in 1939 .
Sir? - Who are these people?
Oh Jews , sir? - Jews?
They are ready to get in to the ground . Defending them up.
They put up one hell of a fight, I can tell you . - Oh how?
With umbrellas and crutches?
Halt, halt!
I`ll take the prisoner now. - Prisoner?
What is? - Here!
What is your name? - Brana .
Good luck, Brana .
Identify yourself.
Oberst Kurt Steiner.
Commanding the 12th parachute detachment.
A salute is customary to a general , Herr Oberst.
Even to one of S S .
You didn`t seem quite so discriminating , a moment ago.
I Have nothing for or against Jews personally.
But I`ve seen too many good men die for cause..
. .to watch a young girl be killed for sport !
Excuse me sir, but doing his duty.
He reminds me of something that I occasionally pick up on . .
. . my shoe in the gutter! Very unpleasant on a hot day!
And if you have the dubious honour of commanding this . .
. . senseless saughter, l`d advise you to keep him . .
. .downwind a tall times !
That is of course, if you can tell the difference anymore!
For God`s sake Kurt!
What am l to do with you , Herr Oberst?
You`re a military hero. You were honoured with the. .
. . Oak Leaves and Swords for gallantry.
Yet responsible for the attempted escape. .
. .of the enemy of the state.
Abetted by the mutinous conduct of your men !
By rights you should all be court-martialled
Difficult decisions are the privilege of rank. .
. . Herr Croper-Fuehrer.
But, as for my men, ..
. .they seem to feel a certain loyalty to me.
l don`t suppose you could content yourself with . .
. . my head and overlook their part in this thing?
There you are, see Hans? lt`s infallible.
l can always tell a thorough going bastard when l see one.
Herr Oberst? - l here, Karl .
Good morning !
Good morning , Herr Oberst!
material arrives from Starling . lt`s excellent, Karl !
Truly excellent!
Starling is to be commended .
Yeah . This is good .
What news of Oberst Kurt Steiner?
We`re having some difficulty in tracing him , Herr Oberst.
He appears to be back in Germany, but just exactly. .
. . where we`ve run in to road blocks . .
. . if Herr Oberst knows what l mean .
Even though there was a court-martial . But we`ll find him
l`m sure. And now to possible undercover operative.
l`ve decided on this man , he is currently lecturing in that. .
. . university here in Berlin . Send for him immediately.
Yes . - Von Karl , . .
. . send this message to Starling .
Yes , Herr Oberst.
Where is Herr Oberst Radl?
He is in the map room , Herr Admiral .
This message has been sent out. Did you originate it?
l did , Herr Admiral .
Very interested in your visitor of 6th November.
Would like to drop some friends to meet him in the hope . .
. .they might persuade him to come back with them .
Your comments expected by usual route with all relevant. .
. . informa tion . You`ve exceeded your authority, Radl .
You were told to prepare this feasibility study. .
. . not embellish a joke!
With Herr Admiral`s permission , it`s no longer a joke.
lt could be done.
In my opinion it should be done.
What if Churchill prefers to die?
What if abduction becomes assassination?
No one specified dead or alive.
God in Heaven ! Kill Churchill? When we`ve already lost the war?
Sure you`ve done a good job, Radl . Very thorough .
But this operation, could make the Charge of the Light Brigade ..
. . look like a sensible military exercise! Drop it!
Herr Obers t, he`s arrived !
Come in , Colonel . Radl , isn`t it?
ACaf? de Moren to you(Irish accent) ! lt`s not rish Whiskey, . .
. . but it will do to be going on with .
Better for you to drink than me.
I`ve the feeling I might be needing it. May I ? - Yeah
The last time I was invited up here to Section 3 , one of. .
. .your guys persuaded me to jump out of a Dornier.
5,000 feet above Ireland , in the dark.
And me with this terrible fear of heights .
You`re planning a holiday to England , are you?
They say that Brighton`s lovely this time of the year.
God ! What in Christ are those?
They are Russian , Mr. De vlin . I picked up . .
. .a taste for them in the winter war.
Well , the y`re probably the only thing that kept you . .
. .awake in the snow. - Yeah?
Yeah !
Now, l had a proposition to put to you , Mr. Devlin .
You had?
Have.
l`m working you know, Colonel .
The University! For a man like you it would seem rather. .
. . like a thoroughbred racing horse. .
finding himself pulling a milk cart.
Why, you`ve got a way with words , Colonel .
You want me to go back to Ireland , is that it?
And I can`t do it. I wouldn`t last a week.
They`d arrest me and throw me back. - No, no, . .
. .we don`t want you to go back to Ireland .
Not the way you mean . No.
You`re still a supporter of the Irish Republican Army?
Sort of, Colonel . Once in , never out.
But you`re here in Germany and your compatriots ..
. . in England , why?
We don`t like soft target hits .
We don`t want to spend my days in Bayswater.
Mixing up explosives in my landlady`s saucepan . .
. .to break the arms and legs of a couple of passers-b y.
My fight is with the bloody British Empire!
And I`ll fight it on my own two feet.
lf it`s some rabid fanatical you`re after, Colonel . .
. .they sent you the wrong man .
Am l correct or Wrong , your aim is still total victory. .
. .against England .
No, that`s your aim . My aim , United Ireland .
I appreciate the distinction but either way it would be. .
. . necessary for Germany to win the war first.
Pigs might fly one day, colonel, but I doubt it.
Mr. De vlin , l want you to go to England for me.
Colonel , I barely know you .
To assist in the kidnapping and safe return to Germany. .
. .of Winston Churchill .
Give me another one of them Bolshevik firecracker, will you
I think I fell asleep in the snow.
Herr Oberst, good evening , Herr Oberst!
l`m Sturm fuehrer Tuborg of the S S .
Reich-Fuehrer Himmler presents his compliments .
And request s you to get the entire file designated , `Eagle` .
And when is that to be? - Now, Herr Oberst.
You seem nervous, Herr Oberst. Please relax.
Sit down .
May l smoke, Herr Reich-Fuehrer? - No.
A masterful job.
Thank you , Herr Reich-Fuehrer.
But you know , there a reason people might say that..
. . such an operation could make the Charge of the Light Brigade . .
. . look like a sensible military exercise!
Have you heard that phrase before, Herr Obers t?
I don`t immediately recall , Herr Reich-Fuehrer.
I know all about your plan . I know what is written on . .
. .every single page. Even the one, you haven`t got yet!
The court-martial of Herr Oberst Steiner and his men .
The arrogance of this Steiner is dazzling .
An unusual man .
This , this Steiner. Intelligent, ruthless , brilliant soldier.
But above all, a romantic fool
He threw away everything .
Rank, career, the future.
He is presently serving in a . .
. . Penal Colony on the island of Alderney.
And all for the sake of some little Jewess !
Whom he never clapped eyes on before!
You know he is a veteran of 5 successful commando raids?
6 , I believe.
Educated in England , . .
. . speaks the language perfectly without an accent.
The ideal man for the job, eh , Herr Oberst?
lf you think so, Herr Reich-Fuehrer.
And so do you .
But the Herr Admiral canaris doesn`t think so .
My loyalty to Herr Admiral .
I suceeded only by your loyalty to the Fuehrer himself.
Is n`t that so?
l was sure of it. Now this Churchill business .
Our Fuehrer wants it seen through .
Now, you`ve considerable autonomy in running your office.
You ought to be able to use it.
As an excuse to prevent Canaris . .
. .from knowing what`s going on .
What kind of authority will have to clear . .
. . such a project through , Herr Reich-Fuehrer?
Aloud , if you please.
Herr Oberst Radl is working under my direct and personal . .
. .orders in matters of the utmost important to the Reich .
All personnel , military and civil , without distinction of. .
. . rank will assist him in any way that Oberst Radl sees fit. .
. .to demand . Adolf Hitler.
So, you see, Radl? !
Under the terms of that document. .
. .even I find my self under your personal command .
Good luck! l can only envy. .
. .your inevitable success in the matter.
Hail Hitler! - Hail Hitler!
Are you in mine Command , on the island of Alderney?
Distinct pleasure, Herr Oberst, distinct pleasure!
Read this please.
l see, Herr Obers t. What is it you wish of me?
That the period or team of Operation Shark . .
. . is terminated at this moment.
That the Pleiser Steiner, Von Mustadt and the 29 men .
18 held at this moment, Herr Oberst, only 18 now.
The men are required to ride. .
. .the larger torpedo craft in to enemy shipping .
The torpedoes detach , of course? - Of course!
Most of the time!
Bare details, the usual letters of commendation.
And for God`s sake, get the names right this time.
Thank you , Herr Major!
But I thought I should. - thank you , Herr major
Herr Steiner? - Yes , l`m Steiner.
What is it?
My name is Radl .
Well , what is it?
l`ve two men to bury and no office to make small talk in .
Your credentials are hopelessly. .
. . impeccable, Herr Oberst.
What can l do for you?
Lead a raiding party to England..
. .to kidnap Winston Churchill .
You don`t seem very much impressed .
I haven`t seen your plan yet. - Here!
While he is making his decision . .
l`m going to that pub up there and get some talk to mine.
The only time this plan makes any sense with me. .
. . is when l`m drunk!
You`re in command here? - Oberleutnant Koenig , Herr Oberst.
Con figuration seems smewhat abnormal for an E-boat.
That`s because she is actually a converted . .
..British MTB, Herr Oberst.
Captured making a drop off the Dutch coast.
At ease! - Sir!
You`re familiar with the East Coast of England?
Sure, Herr Oberst, l`ve been there.
5 years l was posted on a cargo ship out there.
This could work you know.
lt will be done.
There is a direct order from the Fuehrer himself.
I stood opposite Adolf once.
When he gave me this . No, I forgot.
One of those.
As a German officer you swore the same oath as l did .
You`ve no choice.
Of course, l do. l`m going to die here, anyway, eventually.
You forget, Radl , that l`m under suspended . .
. . sentence for death . Officially disgraced .
l do not retain my rank, only my authority.
Because of the peculia r circumstances of this job.
And l offer you a chance for reinstatement of rank . .
. .and complete vindication for you and your men .
My men need no vindication .
You said it could be done.
lt`s possible. Of all the world`s leaders Churchill is probably. .
. .the least protected . Unlike the Fuehrer.
Steiner, is thumbing your nose at the Fuehrer . .
. . more important to you than the lives of your men?
31 of you , a few weeks ago.
How many left?
- 16 .
You owe them this last chance to live.
Or to die in England , instead .
I will put it to my men . They`re entitled to know.
Only the destination for now.
Revealing the specific target will be going too far.
I will put it to my men .
Steiner, it may not win the war, . .
. . but it would make them think about a negotiated peace.
A negotiated peace?
l will put that to my men , also.
God bless all of you . Let`s see your strongest, will you?
Gestapo. So that`s the way the Gestapo is dressed . .
. . in Berlin these day s .
Gestapo? - Drink?
l haven`t sucked my thumb in years .
l wonder if you`d be kind enough to do it for me?
Sir? - Suck it!
Now, about your Mr. Devlin .
Man of considerable guile and resource, l assure you .
Tell me something , Mr. Devlin , just why`re you coming along?
You should tell , Colonel .
l`m the last of the world`s great adventurers !
Sweet Mary, Mother of God !
Tough ones , your lads , he is got in there, Colonel !
What did he say?
Steiner insisted on the unanimous consent of his men .
l`m not surprised at that.
lf they agree, we leave tonight.
Tonight? - Yeah , . .
. .you`ll be dropped in Southern Ireland . .
. .as close to the Ulster border as possible.
Tonight, but what about my papers?
Your Irish passport and British medical discharge. .
. . have been provided . Starling`s found you a job.
You`ll be a Marsh warden , whatever that is .
lt`s a Marsh Warden , what about the money?
10,000 u first. - No, . .
. .they had said 20,000 u !
No, 10,000 has been deposited in Geneva`s . .
Prince auctions. 10 more upon completion of the mission.
You think I`d sell out.
lt`s just that you`ve been so expensive. .
. .to buy in the first place.
You`re going to jump, in those clothes?
l might look a little bit silly going down , Herr Steiner.
but I'll be a lot safer when I land on the ground.
There is an old poem l know, which clearly translated . .
. .from the Irish say s , l realised fear one morning .
The blare of fox and her sound .
When they were all chasing after the poor bloody fox.
lt`s safer to be dressed like a hound !
You`re quite a literary man , Devlin .
The truth , you know, Colonel . l`m a bloody literary genius !
Read complete instructions . - Right.
All of it, everything? No cyanide pill?
I couldn`t conceive of the situation . .
. .which would force you to take one.
This is a trick l learned from an uncle l had in Belfast.
ln the middle ages , they would have burnt you for that.
Good-bye, Mr. Devlin ! l will see you in England .
l`ll be there.
How do l step out of this thing?
Release your safety belt! l turn the aircraft upside down .
You drop out.
Did it ever occur to you that the signature on that. .
..authoriztion you keep handling out..
. . could just be a clever forgery? !
Why don`t you fly out Birch`s garden and ask him yourself?
Oh , let`s not bother the man !
Mrs . Joanna Gray? - That`s right!
Liam Devlin.
l could do with a cup of tea , it`s been a hell of a journey.
Come inside.
That`s a neat trick.
Old Irish one, taught one to me.
What`s her name - Patch.
Patch
Sit down , Mr. Devlin .
lt`s lovely, the country side, isn`t it?
You`d hardly know there is a war on . Patch .
We`re living in a fool`s paradise.
We lack the discipline the Fuehrer has brought to Germany.
These are various papers you`ll need .
l`ll give you these. These are the ones they gave to me.
You know, Sir Henry is away for some time.
And only the servants are in the Manor House.
Does anyone else know that Winston Churchill will be here?
Only Father Verecker. As to your duties .
Would , in the main be merely game-keeping .
l`ve got your motor-bike which is park ed out side.
And , you can have the shotgun . lt is loaded .
You know the way to the cottage?
Yes , l just go down the road , probably on my right, l go. .
. .through the Manor House gates . Down the end of the lane.
Right. Here`s the keys .
Oh by the way, petrol for the motor-bike.
The ration allowance is only 3 gallons a month .
Well , l hope l won`t be here that long , Mrs . Grey.
Good day to you !
Good day, dear Colleen .
God save the good work.
Watch your back! - My back? !
Mr. Devlin . - Mr. Devlin , is it?
Mrs . Grey told us all about you .
At the last WVS meeting .
You`re the new marsh warden .
And you`re with Women`s Voluntary Service.
l help out, when l have the time.
Sort of service in the troops , is it?
l don`t mind .
Miss , l do believe you`re a little bit of a tease.
Children tease, Mr. Devlin . And l`m almost 19 !
God bless all here.
Can l have a glass of your strongest, please?
I'm George Wilde - Liam Devlin. the marsh warden.
And that`s Arthur Seymour.
And over there by the fire Laker Armsby.
Will you join me in a drink?
Mind a beer wouldn`t be a burden !
Pint of bitters. Sir
l buys me own . Coming here all grand .
With a shotgun and your motor-bike.
Buying drinks for us, estate workers
And contend themselves with less .
Sure, it can be only because of my good looks !
Make fun of me boy, and l`ll squash you like a slug !
Arthur!
You`ll walk soft around here, you`ll k eep your place.
And you stay away from Molly Pryor.
Sure, if l`ve caused any offence, l`m sorry.
Arthur, now get out!
Today, l leave boy. But from now on , . .
. .when you see me you leave!
One and 9 please.
Good day, father! - Oh good afternoon !
Liam Devlin,
l`m just introducing my self around .
Oh well , l`m father Verecker. And this is my sister, Pamela .
She is up from Milden Hall Aerodrome on a week end leave.
That`s your sister. How do you do?
How do you do?
l`ll be back for tea , Philip, bye! Bye, Mr. Devlin .
Good-bye!
We`ve a small but loyal congregation here, Mr. Devlin .
l look forward to your adding to it.
You`re Catholic?
Oh yes , father, l`m Catholic.
Did you come for confession?
Oh no, with apologies father, . .
. . l`m afraid this poor soul is well past redemption .
God forgive me, but this parish confession could do. .
. .with some spicy revelation off and on then !
Oh , and don`t forget the words of our Lord , Mr. Devlin .
The last will be the first.
Well , in that case father, . .
. . l`m assured a place at the head of the line.
Where did you find this?
D C - 3 captured almost intact.
Gerriker! - Herr Oberst!
Will it be ready in time?
No problem , Herr Oberst.
Where did she go, huh?
Alright, my friend .
Look at you
You tricked me! Why you little devil !
Oh God , l won`t know you till . .
. .the crack of doomsday that`s for sure!
What`s that supposed to mean?
lt`s an expression l heard from an American .
You use these things? - No.
Good for you .
lt`s not so good . You`ve got your green years still ahead of you .
Almost 19 , eh? What month?
February.
25th? - 22nd .
But l was right, So you`re a little fish.
You and me should get along well .
Me being a Scorpio. Never marry a Virgo, though !
Virgo and Pisces never hit it off.
Now take Arthur for example. l`ve a terrible hunch . .
. . he is a Virgo. You`ve to wa tch it with him .
Well ! Arthur Seymour, are you crazy?
No, but l think he is true, clean , virtuous and not very hot.
That`s a Virgo.
And that`s a terrible shame from where l`m lying .
You`ll have a terrible problem with your weight. .
. . if you don`t watch your food .
Bastard
Are you laughing at me?
What else would you have me do with you? Molly Pryor.
Now don`t answer that.
How do you know my name?
George Wyle told me. At the pub. - Oh ! l see.
And Arthur was he there?
Oh you could say that. l got the feeling . .
. .that he looks upon you as his personal property.
He can go to hell ! l belong to no man .
Your nose`s turned up, did anybody tell you that?
And when you get angry your mouth turns down at the corner.
l`m sure you could find a hundred things wrong with . .
. . me, Mr. Devlin . A thousand .
But you wouldn't throw me out of your bed on
. .on a wet Saturday night. l`m sure.
That's men for you - anything's better than nothing.
Wait a minute, wait a minute. Wait a minute, come here.
You don`t know the first thing about me.
Because if you did, you'd know that I much prefer
one autumn afternoon under the pines.
. .to a wet Saturday night any day.
Only sand has a terrible way of getting where it shouldn`t be.
Get out of here!
Get out of here, before my passion runs away with me.
Go on , get it. Get it!
They told me all lrishmen were crazy.
Now l believe them ! l`ll be at Mass on Sunday, will you?
Do l look like l will?
Yes , l think you do.
Oh Devlin , you bloody idiot! You never learn .
You never bloody learn !
l`ve spoken with Himmler. He`s sent personal wishes . .
. .for success from the Fuehrer himself.
You`ve altered the parachutes , why?
Well unfortuna tely, we`ve high tide at first light when we must drop.
So we may land in the surf.
These slot s , enable us to guide the chutes .
lt`s experimental and the landing velocity is high .
but we have no choice.
l assume they`ve been adequately tested .
Sure, Herr Oberst!
l`ve one request. Demand actually.
Blackmail at tnis point,huh?
We`re not spies . And we`ll not be trea ted as such . .
. . by the British , if anything goes wrong .
We`ll wear our own uniforms under the Polish outfits .
And if necessary, we`ll fight and die as what we are.
German paratroopers .
Max, it is not a subject for negotiation .
ln that case, agreed . - Thank you !
Hello Liam !
Compliments on the dress ! lt`s a great improvement.
Why pick on me?
Because you ` re lovely, ..
. . because you could never fall in love with me.
Well l might, just for a spite!
lt wouldn`t matter, l could never fall in love with you .
I'm bad for you, we've no future.
There is no future in it.
l`m not telling you tha t to make you want me more.
l`m telling because it`s the truth .
l`m here! Your turn to leave!
Oh God !
Arthur, did l ever tell you of the uncle l got in Belfast?
No, of course, l didn`t.
He ended up making his living as a bare knuckle boxer.
lt`s alright father. l`m just telling him about the Holy Trinity.
You know it?
Won`t work. Timing and hitting .
And a little bit of dirty work.
Learn knee, my uncle would say
And you`ll inherit the earth as surely as the meek.
You never know when to lie down , do you Arthur?
Liam
Well Arthur, looks like he bought you a drink, after all .
l` m here in the hope that. But l` m not here, check
lt`s perfect. For which reason?
You , tell Oberst Radl who you are.
Kapral Andrzej Jankowski.
You?
Kapral Andrzej Jankowski
As you very well know. Get back in line.
No yo Commende, rado march .
Very much impressed .
You know, it all started as a joke, an insane joke.
l hope that Winston Churchill . .
. .appreciates our sense of humour.
Good luck, Steiner! - Thank you , Max.
Call to Mrs . Eagle, are you receiving me?
Eagle, this is Falcon , receiving you .
What are conditions over the nest?
Visibility good , cloud cover low, wind freshening .
Eagle out.
Well , what you think his game is? Black market or worse?
There`s two army trucks out side, without numbers on them .
Yet, this , German . lt`s worse!
Arthur, if you love me, . .
. .you won`t breath a word of this until he`s had a chance.
l know that bastard will disappear within the hour.
l`ve never meant to tease you .
l know l have, but l`ve never really meant to.
You lying little tart!
l love him , Arthur! What you do to him , you do to me as well .
You can both lie in hell !
Stop Arthur! l won`t let you go!
Good God ! Are you pigs?
Hello again ! Have you found out who Starling is yet?
Of course l have. - Alright.
Because l` m hoping it is not him .
lt isn`t. l want him buried right away.
Brat, bri ng to men. - certainly, herr Oberst.
Herr Reich-Fuehrer, l`ve the honour . .
. .to announce the `Eagle` has landed .
l`m very pleased to hear that.
l will tend to all the news in the hour.
l would be honoured if you would tell our Fuehrer.
l will tell Fuehrer nothing .
For a variety of reasons , l`d lik e this . .
. .to come forth how shall l put it.
l would prefer it to come as a surprise to him .
How much of a surprise could it be?
You have the letter?
These are difficult times , Herr Oberst.
The destiny of Germany rest s on his shoulders .
lt is essential that we avail ourselves . .
. .of this opportunity to please him .
We`re all in Oberst Steiner`s hands now.
Salute, grandfather.
lrish - Polish.
Kapral Kunicki.
Kunicki. Well, that's not your fault, is it?
Formal , attention , rook.
Oh please, don`t stop!
My apologies , father.
l`m Corporal Andrei Yankovsky. .
. . send by my colonel to find you .
However, l could not help my self.
l don`t blame you , you play marvellously!
You know, Bach needs to be played well .
lt`s a fact l remember with constant . .
. .frustration every time l take that seat.
l`m sorry, father. But my Colonel . - Yes , yes .
Father Verecker, is it? - Yes .
Colonel Miller, assigned to command the. .
. . lndependent Polish parachute unit.
Colonel Miller, what can l do for you?
Well , we`re under exercise presently.
Only have a handful of my men here, . .
. .the rest are scattered all over Norfolk here.
Now, there is a rendezvous tomorrow.
But l`d like to take these chaps ..
. .on some harmless manoeuvres through this village.
lf that wouldn`t be too much of a burden for you .
On the contrary Colonel , . .
. .we could do with a little bit of excitement around here!
You know, l`m sure everyone in the village . .
. .will do everything they can to help.
Well , l should be counting .
Counting on that, father.
Hello, this is Captain Harry Clark. .
. .of the American Rangers .
How do you do, father? - How do you do?
. . My sister`s told me a great deal about you .
Oh Pamela , this is , Colonel Miller.
Colonel , this is my sis ter, Pamela .
How do you do? - How do you do?
And Captain Clark. - Colonel !
Captain !
l hope you will be staying for tea .
No, l`m sorry, father. l can`t.
l`m needed back at headquarters . - Oh !
We had no idea you guy s were in the neighbourhood .
Yes , you are quite a surprise to our group as well .
Free Polish para troopers , huh?
Yes , that`s right, Captain .
well listen, we got a couple of Polisn guys in our outfit..
. . may be your men would like to meet them sometime.
Yes , may be a little later, if it`s not too far.
Where exactly are you staying , Captain?
We`re about 8 miles up the road in Melmton House.
Ah , Melmton House.
What sort of strength would you have there?
Well , we`re just a company now.
Ah , Melmton House. l`ll make a point to remember that.
Good .
Ms . Verecker. - Alrigh t.
Father, thank you ! - Not at all , Colonel .
Captain . - Colonel .
Have the men hang on by the truck.
Let`s have a look at the other part of the village.
Don`t drive too slowly. And on the left hand side of the road .
Foreigners ! Those!
And Yanks too!
An lrish , get back in your foxhole!
You`re getting invaded !
What have you been doing all day in uniform , Captain?
Morse, you do not get those three rockers . .
. . by asking stupid questions .
What is it now? New approval?
No sir, he wants to see you .
Sir!
8 years . 8 years , the National Guard . Every other week end .
Two weeks of the year upto my ass in swamp water. .
..Louisiana, so l can feel those mosquitoes now
But l madle it, l got my right.
You were at Benning when l got my command .
Best goddamn command a man could ever hope to have.
One week`s training for this mission .
Day after tomorrow the rest of the outfit`s coming in . .
.. e` re going to hit tne beach.
Now is my chance, my last chance, Clark!
Finally, get my feet wet in action . .
. . before this goddam war is over, and now this?
You won`t be leading a sink, sir?
The Gen . got the goddam bastards to sending me home!
There read this ! Read , go ahead ! Got mine!
Or what they say 28,6,2,1 !
Coast holding detachment.
Reassign Fort Benning in Georgia .
Air transportation , priority 2 .
Hell , the y`re not even in a hurry to get me home!
Gosh ! lsn`t there anything you can do, Colonel?
Do about it? Look at the signatures at the bottom of that!
Not one of those men have ever been in action !
Not one had a combat command ! Not one!
What do you want? What are you doing in here, Clark?
Sir!
Fort Benning in Georgia
You know how it is with Fort Benning in Georgia?
After l`ve been here on my feet!
Wait till my daddy hears about this !
Keep u p tnis foolisnness for 20 more minutes, hans.
Then gradually establish the roadblocks .
Slowly, mind you . Two men at a time.
Yes , it`s coming along nicely, Virginsky.
Thank you , sir!
That was very impressive, Colonel .
Thank you , father.
My new orders call for me. .
. .to be heading down to the marshes soon .
l don`t suppose you`d know of anyone who could .
Tread with it, Colonel .
You`re even now in the presence of the official Marsh Warden himself.
Liam Devlin, at your service.
Oh , what a bit of good luck!
Colonel , l`m Mrs . Grey.
How do you do? - Considering . .
. . Mr. Devlin has been in my employ for. .
. . less than 2 days , l might suggest a third person along?
As an assurance against losing you both forever.
l , l don`t suppose, l should be rude enough to impose.
Not at all . l`ll be delighted .
Thank you ! - Why don`t l drive?
Yes , please do.
Here. - l`ll get in the back
Any further news of Churchill?
Yes , the party`s left Kingsley.
ln the house, is there an alternate escape route?
There`s an entrance at the rear . .
. .and another one opposite the Church .
Yeah , well let`s hope it won`t be necessary.
What a lovely day for fantasies !
The colonel`s . That he`d actually be able . .
. .to pull this thing off.
Mine, a cup of tea and a little country girl .
And Mrs . Grey`s that even after all of this is over. .
. . she is still going to be asked to be Lady Willoughby.
Sir Henry is a pleasant enough dullard .
We became friends after my husband died .
They were partners together in a South African venture.
South African ! That`s what l can hear in your voice!
A trace of Africans .
My mother, since you noticed .
She died there along with my sister . .
. . in a British Concentration Camp.
Or did you think the Nazis invented them?
Revenge! The classic motive, l congratulate you !
Wha t about you , Mr. Devlin? Do you have a motive?
Regrettably no!
ln other words , if someone else would have asked you . .
. .to abduct Adolf Hitler, you would be in Berlin right now.
lf all this lunacy doesn`t work out, Colonel , that`s not a bad idea .
Not a bad idea at all !
Thank you , colonel !
Can l buy you a drink, Colonel?
No, not right now, thank you !
Mrs . Grey? - Not for me.
Well , l`ll be off then .
l sincerely hope l`ve been of help.
l don`t know how we would have managed . .
. .without you , Mr. Devlin .
Perhaps, we`ll meet later, Somewhere in the marsh.
lt`s a very large marsh , Colonel .
Good luck with your manoeuvres . Success !
Ma`am .
Stop the wheel !
Susan !
Susan ! Oh thank God , you`re well !
Get his body off the wheel !
Fa ther, look at that uniform !
He`s a German !
lt`s a German.
My God , you`re a German !
You bloody foreigners .
Altmann, the switchboard . - Yes , Herr Oberst!
You two, the staff at the Manor House.
Take these people in to the church .
Bring those along as well
Colonel , l know what you`re doing , and l know who you want.
Kind of monstrous, You won't stand a chance!
You don`t mind , father, l insist on giving it a try!
Hans , get the men in position . Don`t let anyone out of the. .
. .village and once anyone comes in , they stay in .
Yes sir!
Darling , what is it?
l must see father. l`ve to talk to him .
Yes , of course, of course you can .
Something terrible`s happened .
lt`s okay, it`s alright. Stay here, l`ll get Philip now.
Molly, come here quickly, come on !
Mr. and Mrs . Wyle, will you take a seat please?
And Laker, you sit over there.
And George you sit on there.
Come out.
This door is locked , why?
lt is the Sacristy, Colonel Miller.
lt is where l keep my church records , my vestments and such .
Key is at my house. l will go fetch it if you like.
No, that won`t be necessary, father.
So, you intend to assassinate Mr. Churchill as he passes . .
. .through here today.
What an astonishing notion !
Give it up, man . There is no surprise left in it.
Perhaps just one surprise left, father.
Your good Lord willing .
God , these Germans ! l must tell her.
l must tell Harry. Philip`s probably got the keys to his car.
Mrs Grey has got one and Liam has his bike.
Good ! Molly. And now you go to Liam .
And you go to Melmton House and tell Captain Clark. .
. .everything that`s happened .
Liam must be.
Don`t worry!
l`ll try and find him . Alright, come here.
Joanna, Joanna
l`m coming , l`m coming !
Now calm down Pamela , tell me what is happening?
Colonel Miller...and his men. they're not Polish, they're Germans.
And they are trying to kidnap Churchill ! - What?
Yes they`ve got the villagers locked in the church .
Molly`s gone to Melmton House and trying to reach out.
Does anybody else know? - No.
l`ll get the keys to my car!
What kept you , where have you been?
l killed Arthur!
l know, don`t fret yourself. lf they ever do find him , they. .
. .will think it was me that done it.
Did you tell anybody about it?
He said you`re a traitor, are you?
Molly, l never betrayed anything in my life except. .
The bloody Germans have locked everyone. .
. . up in the church .
They`re going to try and kill Churchill .
You`re a bloody traitor!
But you don`t stand a bloody chance
Because Pamela has gone for tne Rangers.
lntruder!
Don`t, try and run !
Sure not the sensible thing to do with it.
Good girl, don`t you know me better than that
You think l can leave them in the lurch?
l wrote you a letter, it`s not much , but, here it is for what. .
. . it`s worth .
Well , It's on the table, if you're interested.
Eagle this is albatross .
She, Pamela knows everything .
She`s going to the Melmton House for the Rangers .
l shot at her, l`m sure l hit her.
No matter what the reason , no matter how. .
. .deeply felt the cause.
You lived with us , Joanna . You accepted our admiration .
Our kindness and our trust.
May God grant you time to relive this moment in shame!
Are you able to communicate with the e-boat?
Tell them to go to position 1 immediately.
This really is quite a beautiful spot, you know? - Yes .
l understand , Mrs . Grey. No matter how you feel about. .
. .the British , l imagine that, a part of you must take to leave here.
That`s just it, Colonel . Until this very moment standing . .
. . here, in spite of all that l`ve set in motion .
l never actually believed that l`d have to go.
What the hell is going on , Aley?
All was fine, they said wait, l`m waiting .
Right, your girl`s okay, Clark. She`s at the hospital .
Took a bullet from some double crossing bitch , named . .
. . Grey. Enemy agent!
Those Poles you ran in to are Krauts !
Come here to kill Churchill ! Now listen up.
Churchill just left Kingsley. l want your units .
Do you know what he wants?
l`ve got the only idea , that l might be on that phone. .
. .trying to make those fat bastards try to believe me.
No bad guy is going to get the Krauts except my self.
Knock them in.
Action this day, that`s Churchill`s personal . .
. . motto you know.
l still think we should notify.
Now, l wan t you to go and head off Churchill . .
. .at Walsingham
lf you don`t notify the war Office, l will , sir!
Morse, you get a hold of the War Office, top priority.
lf anything happens to Churchill because you`re late. .
. .this country is going to swing you from Big Ben by your balls !
Cancel that call , Morse!
Put the windshield down on that jeep, Haley. - yes si r.
Give me a handful of those grenades , Lieutenant.
Yes sir!
Private - yes, si rl
How`re you doing? - Fine sir!
Alright.
- Where are you from, son? - Omaha, sir.
By this time next year pigeons are going to be crapping on..
. . statues with huge damn crosses . .
. . installed on the breast across the whole of Nebraska! - Yes sir.
Atta boy!
Alright.
Proceedl
Spot anything , sir?
No. Hang on to this , lieutenant.
l think l can take this place without firing a single round !
Yes sir.
Get out of here.
This look s like it.
This is Colonel Clancy Pitt s , United States Army.
You`re surrounded , send out your commanding officer.
You speak English? - Yes .
l`m going to give you 5 minutes , lay down your arms .
And surrender your hostages .
You understand what l`m saying? - Yes .
Where`s your Commanding Officer? - Yes .
Are you making fun of me soldier?
Oh Goddamn !
Goddam Kraut if they think they are going to kick. .
. . Colonel Clancy Pitt s around they`ve another thing coming .
l`m going to blow them right out of that church !
This is WD to Mallory. Come in , Mallory.
Mallory, where are you?
This is Mallory. We`re all set here.
Alright stand by. Chuck are you out there?
Yeah , we`re all here Colonel . We`re in position .
Well it`s about time. Stand by, we`re about to move in !
Men .
Come on we`re moving out. We`re moving out!
Don`t you think we ought to send in a reconnaissance. .
.team in sir, first?
You know, look the place over.
Have a couple of my men have their asses shot off to. .
. .find out something l already know?
There`s a lot of places we could be ambushed , sir!
Plus, that, that,church is full of civilians
You know you question one more of my orders and l`m . .
. .going to bust your ass down to Private so fast, you won`t. .
..now get in that jeep - yes si r.
Go Beck, go Mallory!
Get out, get out, come on ! Get down .
Son of a bitch !
Get a missile for the bazooka .
Beck, goddamn it, come in Beck.
Beck here. we` re getting fired at from the church belfry..
. .the millhouse, the pub. The other jeep went in the pond .
There`s 4 dead and we`re pinned down , Colonel .
4 dead?
lt`s Fraser, Colonel . We got 3 dead here and they are. .
. .firing at us from three sides !
Well , pull yourself together, regroup.
Goddamit, do something !
Regroup? ! That duck, son of a bitch !
This is Mallory.
We`ve been clobbered , l don`t know how many dead .
l got that truck with the bazooka .
That truck! What do they want it for, Christ`s sake, the Silver Star? !
Jake
Fraser radioed this in , sir.
Oh , holy Jesus !
Will you come with me to Arrow please?
Could you get the Colonel? - No sir.
We only have trustworthies .
l`m going to go after radioing them .
Colonel Pitt s is a man of limited combat experience.
Apparently no longer! - No!
Ah Major Croconger, we`ve an incident involving M5.
We better go up, side back and find out where we are.
Give me those binoculars .
You stop back there.
Oh God ! This is where that bitch Grey lives !
Come up here, bring that gun !
Mrs . Grey? Mrs . Grey?
Sir?
Hey!
Holy shit!
l now have a suggestion , Herr Oberst.
Yes Bratz?
We should leave immediately. - Yes Bratz.
Get back to the church .
Cover!
l`ll let you know, when l need you , father.
Get to your positions .
l think we`re about to take up permanent residence here.
Another white flag has arrived , Hans .
Unfortunately, this officer seems to know his business .
Colonel , my one consolation is , that thanks to my sister. .
. .your plot has failed .
Really? l thought the plot failed because. .
. .one of my men dived saving the little girl up there.
Father, you had better join your flock.
Captain Clark, what can l do for you?
Surrender. - Surrender?
Mr. Churchill is safe and under guard .
Your associate, Mrs . Grey is dead .
And a radio has been confiscated .
lt`s all over, Colonel .
l have hostages .
Well l can`t see you bring them out women and . .
. . children in front of you .
No. Let the villagers go, Altman .
Father, your people please.
Colonel , l understand none of this , and l don`t wish you well .
But, l` m gratefu fo r the life of my child.
So am l .
Don`t forget father, the last should be first.
You bastard !
Let me go
Father! Father, l`ve got to get you out of here.
Now Pamela is alright, she is in the hospital .
Father! - Yes .
Goodb bye, Captain Clark.
Colonel , there is no such thing as death with honour.
Just death.
l`ve no intention of dying now. And if l`m going to. .
. .allow me to chose where and how.
What do you think you`re doing?
Getting the keys to his car.
How did you get in here?
There`s a tunnel . lt`s a dangerous escape route. .
. .they dug under the graveyard . .
. . past the Manor House, right out to the Rectory.
Car`s parked at the end of it.
Mr. Devlin , you`re an extraordinary man .
You know Steiner, you`re an extraordinary. .
. .judge of character.
There is a way out now.
lt is still possible for us to capture Churchill .
Not us , Herr Oberst, you !
lf we all attempt to leave, we`ll fail .
Very probably, do you have a suggestion , Brant?
You go and we stay.
And we hold this place as long as possible.
Shall we say, covering fire in 30 seconds , Herr Obers t?
Yes .
Hans , you come with me.
lt has been a privilege to serve with you .
Go!
One, two, three, go.
We can stay one step ahead , if the radio is still inside.
lf the e-boat is still out side.
lt`s out there.
l love you . That doesn`t mean l like what you`ve done. .
. .or what l`ve done. Or even understand it.
l only know l couldn`t have lived my self, if l stood by. .
. .and let you die.
Did you read my letter? - Yes .
Well done, Captain ! My congratulations !
We didn`t get everybody sir, there are 3 survivors .
Now, there is Steiner, the Colonel . The lrishman .
And one German officer, who we know was badly wounded .
Now, with your permission , sir. l`ll make a sweep of the. .
. . beach road and pick them up.
l can`t stay for long , Herr Oberst. The tide!
Get on board , Mr. Devlin .
l`m not leaving .
l beg your pardon !
l`m after staying here.
Hans , take the Hauptman aboard .
Herr Oberst, l`ll not leave without you .
Get on board , Hans .
l will not do it! l`m coming with you .
How long have we known each other?
Since the day you kicked me off the plane at Novak.
3 years .
Captain von Neustadt.
ln all that time, you`ve never once disobeyed an order of mine.
And l`ve no intention of letting you start now.
Herr Oberst!
Take the boat off shore and stay there as long as possible.
lt will be heavily guarded . - Yes .
You don`t even know where he is . - That`s right!
You`re s till going after him?
A time has come, Mr. Devlin , when l no longer. .
. . control events . They control me.
Goodbye, Mr. Devlin !
Take care of yourself, Colonel .
l hope you find what you`re looking for.
l already have, Colonel . l hope l haven`t lost it in the finding .
Herr Oberst, message from Albatross . lt`s .
Read it!
lt`s very garbled , sir. We could`ve misunderstood .
Please.
One wounded fledgling left. Return nest.
Then it`s unintelligible. No tide at present.
For. There it`s unintelligible again .
God save. That`s all could understand , sir.
Get out of here, Karl. Back to Berli n.
By plane, car, anything you can still commandeer with
. . my authorization .
You`ve a wife and children , uh?
l was measured for my casket months ago.
Understand me, Karl?
Yeah , l think so.
You will follow my orders , you`ve no choice.
The Admiral is a decent mind you understand?
By God. Go
Go.
Ensure your position .
Delta 2 , this is Delta 2 to Beck.
We`ve the beach road .
Beach seen here, Beck here.
We`ve checked the beach road . .
. .we haven`t seen a damn thing !
Ride again and check the turns off.
Still work the dogs through the woods .
Results nega tive.
Fraser, this is Delta 2 .
Fraser here sir. Stills out at intersection A4 . .
. . negative on anything .
Okay Fraser, round up from Delta 2 .
Convoy is being to moved to original destination .
Stay off the air, until l call from there.
Fraser out.
Fraser this is Delta 2 . Come in , Fraser.
Fraser, this is Delta 2 .
Fraser. - Move your position , Fraser.
Cover the mouth of Estuary 1 . - Will do.
Delta 2 out.
This looks like the place.
Somebody in there. - Let`s take it
No way. Door is open , l`m not charging in there like castor.
Let the dogs do it.
l told you those dogs are no damned good .
Beg pardon Herr Reichsführer.
Message received from Albatross .
lt`s fragmentary.
Get me Halftpunscheilser and Schawol .
Sure sir!
Herr Oberst Radl?
ln the name of the Fuehrer, you`re under arrest.
May l be permitted to know the charge?
Exceeding your orders to the point of treason to the State.
Hey Morse, order.
Martin , you patrol there.
Right sir!
You there, cover that gate!
Wyler, check back here!
ln 5 minutes . - Okay!
Whiskey?
No, l`m fine anyway, thanks !
Well , he seems to be comfortably settled with . .
. . his cigars and brandy.
There seems to be some questions about the identity. .
. .of an American officer, who proceeded the convoy. .
. .through the gates .
None of my men led the convoy.
One moment, please.
Captain Clark?
Captain Clark speaking .
Your what? What do you mean , he is unconscious?
His jeep is missing .
Jesus God, he is here
Julian
The terrace!
Prime minister
First shot. No one will ever know what he did .
Never know? Are you crazy?
That`s Winston Churchill lying there!
No Captain . That is one George Fowler lying there.
He is a variety artist of a sort. And a very brave man .
lncredible! He knew this sort of thing could happen .
He didn`t e ven call out. Played it straight through to the end .
Where is Mr. Churchill?
l suppose it really doesn`t matter.
You`ll read about it in the papers tomorrow.
At the moment he is in Persia , in conference with your. .
..President Roosevelt and Marshal Stali n.
Teheran , Captain . That`s where the reality is .
This , this never happened .
lt did not occur, Major. - Fine.
Molly, my love, as a great man once said .
l`ve suffered a sea change and that nothing can ever. .
. . be the same again .
l came here to Norfolk to do a job, not to fall in love.
'By now,you'll know the worst of me.try not to think it.
To leave you , is punishment enough .
But it Will not end here. For as 'For as they say in Ireland
We`ve known the days , Liam.
(Barking)